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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33268	Mr. John Mackenzyes Narrative of the siege of London-Derry a false libel, in defence of Dr. George Walker written by a friend in his absence.	Clark, Joseph Wilkinson.	1690 (1690)	Wing C4460; ESTC R21566	14,479	22

truth THese are to certifie that whereas in a late Pamphlet written by Mr. J. Makenzy intituled a Narrative of the Siege of London-Derry It is mentioned amongst other things That Dr. Walker late Governour of the said City did fell and embezle the Stores of the said Garrison and that the said Dr. was so inconsiderable there that his note was not accepted by the Store-Keepers of Provisions for delivery of any out unless the same was first signed by the Governor and Major Adams thereby insinuating that the said Dr. was not Governour of the said City I do hereby declare that the said Dr. neither did or could fell or embezle any of the Stores the same being in the Custody of the Store Keepers and never delivered out to any but for the necessary use of the Garrison by Order from the Governours and I do further declare that I was made Store Keeper of the Provisions at the beginning of the Siege and continued so to the end And did from time to time deliver out Provisions upon the said Dr. Walkers Order as Governour in which Station he continued in great esteem among us until the said City was relieved by Major General Kirk and I never knew his Orders disputed as in the said Pamphlet is expressed during the whole time of the Siege and I do look upon the said Pamphlet as to what relates to the said Dr. to be not only false but Scandalous and Malicious And lastly I do declare that some persons concerned in putting out this Pamphlet as I presume since I came to London did come to me and would have drawn me by great promises to have bespattered and abused the Reputation of the said Dr. Witness my Hand the 25 th day of April 1690. Edw. Curling And now do not your ears tingle are not your faces covered with a blush who have Plotted Caballed and contrived such a Scandalous Libel and a more calumniating Preface and now to hear that some of you have been tampering to pervert truth and to add Subornation to bearing false Witness To use the words of the Narrative for once I shou'd not take notice of so trivial a thing as Mr. Walkers Signing first but that it is improved into an Argument of his forward Temper to croud in his Name And this is instanced in the Case of Robert Lowther pag. 62. I cannot tell whether he crowded in his Name above Mitchelbourn or whether Mitchelbourn in Modesty left room for him to write over his Name But this I know that Robert Louther is one of those who have attested Dr. Walkers being Governour and since Collonel Baker dyed in June I cannot in my small reason apprehend what should move Dr. Walker to expunge the mention of Baker being Governour in November following I have said enough to satisfie all manner of persons but such as are resolved never to be satisfyed that Dr. Walker was from first to last one of the Governours of London-Derry and principal Overseer of the Stores and Magazines by the before mentioned Certificate and Letters it evidently appears that he was not a Nominal or Titular Governour but an Active and Successful manager of his Trust and therefore it can never be enough wondred at that Men who profess the Protestant Religion who pretend Meekness and Moderation who pass as Teachers of Flocks as the Writer of the Preface and the owner of the Narrative shou'd with so much Bitterness Malice and Scorn not only taunt and satyrize at random and by Conjectures upon a Protestant a Clergy-man and a Gentleman of a good Family in York-Shire who cannot be denyed to have been an Actor and Sufferer in that memorable Siege but by loose and uncertain Suggestions by false Asseverations and down-right untruths degrade him from his Station eclipse his Reputation and unchristianly grudge him common Right and Justice And now if any Man desire to be farther satisfyed in the Reality and Truth of the Certificates Testimonials and Letters before mentioned and Transcribed he may be pleased to repair to Joseph Wilkinson Clerk at his Lodging at the Sign of the Harp in St. Pauls-Church-yard where he may view the respective Originals which will sufficiently vouch for the truth of what has bin said What I have said was purely designed to undeceive ordinary persons and credulous people who are often imposed on by incoherent Cant Antick gestures a whining tone and Distorted face As for men of better Judgments and of the best Quality in the Kingdom I am very well assured they never believed Dr. Walker to be an Impostor Can any one of Sense imagine that the King and Queens Majesties are such easie persons as to give Dr. Walker thanks for his good Service and reward him so highly as they have done if he were a Cheat Nay would the King have again imployed him as now he has done within these few weeks in sending him to Ireland by his positive Orders to Negotiate publick Affairs at which happy Juncture very Couragiously appears on the Stage Mr. Mackenzy's new Farce when the Gentleman was not in Town to answer for himself No No never believe it the King did not send him he is run away and absconds for shame or for fear of a Halter or the Pillory which he or some body else deserves But what think you of the Lords of the Privy Council who gave him Solemn thanks for his excellent Management of Affairs as Governour of London-Derry were they likewise imposed on I never yet heard that they were called or reputed weak Men. But Oh! This Villain Walker he trickt the Honourable House of Commons who in a full Assembly returned him thanks by their Speaker as Governour will not after Ages say There was not one Wise Man among them to detect the Fraud But how came the City of London to be caught in the Noose how came they to be thus bubled Lord-Mayor Sheriffs Society of the Plantation in the County of London-Derry all Congratulate his Arrival and Treat him afterwards as Governour of Derry The English Rogue Spanish Gusman and crafty Clansy are all Fools to this Walker Sileat miracula Memphis Scotland had once the Name of a Sagacious People but now to their everlasting Infamy they must be reputed no better then Ideots for Walker has cajol'd them at Edinburgh he was received as Governour of London-Derry Created and made free of that City as you may perceive by what follows and which is more some part of that Instrument written in Letters of Gold Edinburgh the fourteen day of August One thousand sex hundred eighty nine Years THe which day in presence of the Right Honourable Sir John Hall of Dunglas Knight and Barronet Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh Charles Chartery James Maclurge Andrew Bruce and John Robertsone Bailiffs Thomas Crauford Dean of Gilde and Guilde Council Collonel George Walker Governour of Derry Compeer and is made Burgess and Gild Brother of this City in the most Ample Form extract it furth